Display container



Marh- 22, 1921. 1,622,194

H. E. FREEMAN DISPLAY CONTAIEER ,Fileci Nov. 7. 192a INVENTOR 7 HELP reem an A TTOR NE YS WITNESSES Patented Mar. 22, 1927.

UNITED STATES PA T liCiE HIDDEN EARL FREEMAN, OF CREWE/VIBG-INIA.

DISPLAY CONTAINER.

Application fi1edNovember7,'1923. SeriatNo. 673,314.

This invention relates to an improvement in boxes for containing-anddisplaying confections or the like, and the object of the invention isto provide a box ofthis character which enables an attractive display ofmanufactured or produced.

Other objects and advantages of the invention reside in certain novelfeatures of the construction, combination and arrangement of parts whichwill be hereinafter more fully described and particularlypointed out inthe appendedclaim, reference .being had to the accompanying drawingsformingpart of this specification, and in which:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation, parts being broken away and shownin section and illustrating one embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the candy box or container modified inaccordance with the present invention;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the wire frame shown in use in Figure1; and

Figure a is a perspective view, illustrating a slightly modified meansfor supporting and maintaining the display tray in position.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 10 designates a container or boxadapted for the reception of candy or similar confection. As usual thisbox includes a bottom 11, side walls 12 and 13, a front end wall 14 anda rear end wall 15. The rear end wall 15 is cut away for a substantialportion of its extent, as clearly shown at 16, in Figure 2 and the largeopening thus provided enables access to be had to the interior of thebox through the rear end wall 15. At the same time enough of the endwall 15 is left to preserve the structural integrity and the strength ofthe box structure.

A display tray or holder, designated at 17 is provided and usuallycontains the top layer of confection which is utilized for purposes ofdisplay. With the present in vention it is proposedto leave this toplayer intact and undisturbed while the contents of the box are beingdispensed thereby preserving the attractive features of the display.

In carrying out this'purpose means 1s provided for supporting: thedisplay trayatnan angle above the box with its rear end ver-' ticallyspaced above the rear end .of the candy box. This arrangement places thetray in the most attractive position fordis play-and at the sametimefacilitates access to the interior of the box and to the contentsthereof through'the rear end. 'In the form ofthe invention shown inFigures 1 to .3 this means includesa wire frame,.designated generally at18, and comprises.twopieces of wire, designated at "19 and20, thepiecesv of wire being intertwisted,v as !at 21, intermediate their ends.The. front ends of the wire are designated at 21 and 22 respectively,

the rearends at 23 and 24 respective1y,and as clearly shown in Figure 3,the front ends aswell as therear. ends extend awayffrom each other indiverging relation. The front ends 21 -and.22 are formed with upwardlyand vertically extending portions designated at 25 and 26, whichconstitute legs and which terminate inhooks 27 and 28. Similarly therear :ends 23 and 24 are formed with downwardly or depending verticallydisposed portions 29 and 30 which also constitute legs and whichterminate in hooks 31 and 32. As shown in Figure 1 the frame 18 issupported on the box 10 with the hooks 27 and 28 engaging over the upperedge of the front wall 1 and with the hooks 31 and 32 engaging over theupper edges of the side walls 12 and 13 adjacent the rear end of thebox. In view of the fact that the legs 25 and 26 extend upwardly whereasthe legs 29 and 30 extend downwardly the body of the frame (made up ofthe arms proper and the intertwisted portions of the wires) is disposedat an angle with the rear end of the frame well above the rear end ofthe box and the front end of the frame slightly below the top of thefront end of the box. The display tray 17 rests on the frame and itsfront end engages the legs 25 and 26 to hold the tray against forwardand downwardly sliding movement. The rear end of the tray is supportedwell above the rear end of the box, and this together with thearrangement whereby the tray is supported on the side walls of the boxgreatly facilitates access to the interior of the box through the rearend. It is to be understood that the wire of which the frame 18 is madeis suiiiciently resilient or bendable as to be susceptible of being bentand twisted or otherwise formed as above described, and as shown in thedrawings while atthe same time it is of such character as to preserveits completed form in use.

i In the arrangement shown in Figure 4- a slightly modified tom isdisclosed for supporting the tray 17. With this arrangement the wire itame 18 is dispensed with and in lieu thereof strips of pasteboard orother suitable material designated at 36 and 36 are pasted or otherwisesuitably secured to the end of thetray structure. The strip carries legs37 and 38 and the strip 36 carries legs 39 and 40. These legs areconnected to their strips so as to be adapted to be folded intoparallelism of the strips or to be extended at right angles thereto.When extended at right-angles to the strips they are adapted to supportthe box and when folded up against the strips the tray is adapted to beinserted in the candy box as the top layer. Obviously the legs 39 and 10must be provided somewhat longer than the legs 37 and 38 in order togive the tray the requisite inclination and to space the rear endthereof well above therear end of .the candy box. Any suitable means maybe provided for connecting the legs 38, 39 and 40 to their strips sothat they can be folded or extended as above described. It the materialof which the strips and legs are constructed permits, the same may besimply creased or provided with lines of fold at the point Where thelegs proper connect with the strips and if most attractively display theupper or top layer of the confection and yet admit of access to theinterior-or contents of the box through the rear end thereof and thustacilitate the dispensing of the confection while leaving thetop layerintact and undisturbed for purpose of display.

I claim:

A box for containing confection or he like having its rear end cut awayto enable access to be had to the interior of the box through the rearend, in combination with a display tray, and means for supporting thetray at an angle on the said box with its front end at the level of thefront of the box and its rear end vertically spaced above the rear endof the box, said meansincluding a wire frame constructed of two piecesof wire intcrtwisted intermediate their ends and havingtheir front endsextending from each other in diverging relation and their rear endsextending from each other in diverging relation, the extremities ot thefrontends being formed with upwardly offset hooks engageable over thefront wall of the box, the rear ends having portions disposed toconstitute vertical legs and terminating in hooks engageable over theside walls of the box adjacent its rear end.

HIDDEN EARL FREEMAN.

